Country music singer Jason Aldean’s latest video, which includes clips from violent “protests” over the last few years and a message that revolves around how “small-town” America takes care of its own, has caused eruptions among the woke mob. Many of them are now trying to get Aldean canceled.
Before we get to how the controversy started, listen to the lyrics and take a look at the video, which includes footage of both white and black “protesters” alike destroying American cities and getting in the faces of police officers:
Shannon Watts, the so-called “leader” of the anti-gun group “Moms Demand,” is taking credit for getting the video – which she alleged was “racist” in addition to “violent” – pulled from CMT’s rotation:
Ashton Pittman, the editor of the supposedly “non-partisan” Mississippi Free Press, also chimed in and suggested that the location where the video was filmed was further proof that Aldean was pro-lynching or something:
Another Twitter user, Holly Briden, pointed out that maybe it was Pittman who needed to check his racism:
Naturally, the Washington Post agreed with Pittman, citing him in their write-up on the history behind the location:
For the record, the production company behind the video said in a statement that Aldean had nothing to do with the selection of that particular courthouse for the video, and also noted that it was a “popular filming location” in the Nashville area that had previously been used by the Lifetime Movie channel and the Paramount Network among others.
Reaction to the leftist outcry over the song and video has had prominent conservatives like South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, 2024 GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and political commentator and gun rights activist Dana Loesch coming to Aldean’s defense:
Loesch also pointed out that Watts is also trying to get Aldean canceled from the Grand Ole’ Opry:
For anyone curious about the lyrics to that Cardi B song, here you go (language warning):
Some called for CMT to get the Bud Light treatment:
The below cartoon was a timely reminder about how Aldean’s song is resonating with those who are sick and tired of being gaslit by the left and the press:
Aldean himself issued a statement on Twitter Tuesday in response to the backlash:
In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous. There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far.As so many pointed out, I was present at Route 91-where so many lost their lives- and our community recently suffered another heartbreaking tragedy. NO ONE, including me, wants to continue to see senseless headlines or families ripped apart.Try That In A Small Town, for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief. Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences. My political views have never been something I’ve hidden from, and I know that a lot of us in this Country don’t agree on how we get back to a sense of normalcy where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night. But the desire for it to- that’s what this song is about.
After all that has been said and done, it appears Aldean is getting the last laugh, with his song now sitting at number one on iTunes:
Damn straight. It’s about time.
— Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via Twitter. —
CLICK HERE FOR FULL VERSION OF THIS STORY